Case Western Reserve Positions Regenerative Medicine Center for Future GrowthIn a move to streamline and accelerate the research and development of new stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies, the National Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at Case Western Reserve University have been rolled into a single entity housed within the university’s School of Medicine. [Case Western Reserve University Press Release]

Foals’ Umbilical Cords Can Be Banked for Future Stem Cell TreatmentsHorse owners now have the opportunity to collect umbilical cord tissue immediately after a foal is born and save it as a future source of therapeutic stem cells through the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. [University of California, Davis Press Release]

Big Breach at Cord Blood RegistryThe Cord Blood Registry, which stores more than 350,000 cord blood collections for individuals and their families, has notified about 300,000 individuals of a breach of their protected health information. [Health Data Management]